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In terms of incidence, prostate cancer was the most common cancer in Tasmania from January 1998 to December 2000, recording an average crude rate of 116 per 100,000 males per year. It was also the most common cancer in each Region of Tasmania.

Breast cancer was the next most common cancer in Tasmania. It was the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women, with an average crude rate of 110 per 100,000 women per year.

INCIDENCE OF MOST FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED CANCERS, Tasmanian regions - January 1998-December 2000
Cancer site		Greater Hobart- Southern	Northern	Mersey-Lyell	Tasmania
Number (3 year total)
	Prostate	414	236	158	808
	Breast	410	220	157	787
	Lung	345	200	138	683
	Colon	293	174	158	625
	Melanoma of skin(a)	301	136	146	583
	Rectum	172	95	80	347
	All lymphomas	147	84	87	318
	Bladder	144	92	56	292
	Unspecified site	133	78	63	274
	Kidney	104	63	31	198
Average crude rate(b)(c)(d)
	Prostate(e)	122	120	99	116
	Breast(e)	118	109	95	110
	Lung	50	50	42	48
	Colon	43	44	49	44
	Melanoma of skin(a)	44	34	45	41
	Rectum	25	24	25	25
	All lymphomas	21	21	27	23
	Bladder	21	23	17	21
	Unspecified site	19	20	19	19
	Kidney	15	16	10	14
(a) Refers to invasive melanoma of skin only. Excludes in situ melanoma of skin. (b) Per 100,000 persons per year (excluding prostate and breast cancer, which are sex-specific and therefore calculated for the relevant population). (c) These are average crude rates and have not been age standardised. Cancer registries generally produce age standardised rates. (d) An average Estimated Resident Population figure (average of 1998 to 2000 figures) was used to calculate average crude rates per year. (e) The rate for prostate cancer relates to 100,000 males per year and the rate for breast cancer relates to 100,000 females per year. Source: Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania.